Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 In the year 1887 death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)  

Aug 27 On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 14 In the year 1887 friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies  

Sep 29 In the year 1887 death of bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1887.  

Oct 17 Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 02 Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 On this day in history death of doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)  

Nov 11 Haymarket defenda died on this day in history.  

Nov 18 On this day in history eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 19 On this day in history emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38  

Nov 20 Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 01 On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

Dec 05 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 In the year 1887 death of mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader  

Dec 26 In the year 1887 jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.